Windows Live Search Center

Infobox Software
name = Windows Live Search Center



caption = Windows Live Search Center before it was rebranded
developer = Microsoft
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latest_preview_version = Beta (Build 1.0.0.0200)
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genre = Desktop search
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website = seealso|Windows Desktop Search

Windows Live Search Center (also previously referred to as "Windows Live Search", codenamed "Casino" or "OneView") was a proposed desktop search program from Microsoft's Windows Live division. Based on a "Windows Desktop Search" platform in Windows XP and the "Windows Search" ("Instant Search") platform in Windows Vista, it was planned to provide unified local and remote indexed searchcite web | url = http://shellrevealed.com/blogs/shellblog/archive/2006/12/12/The-fate-of-codename-_2200_Casino_2200_.aspx | title = The fate of codename "Casino" | author = Brandon Paddock | accessdate = 2007-06-14] from a unified interface. Early screenshots of the program seen that it featured the new "flair" interface design seen in other Windows Live client applications such as Windows Live Messenger and Windows Live Mail.

Windows Live Search Center could search web services which uses OpenSearch specification to make available the search results as a web feed.cite web | title = Open Search | author = Brandon Paddock | url = http://findmystuff.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!961A591E16CCBF60!190.entry | Open Search | accessdate = 2007-06-14] It could aggregate searches from various indexes including the WDS index, Windows RSS Platform common feed store, Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft SharePoint indexes among others. [cite web | author = Brandon Paddock | title = Where is YOUR stuff? | url = http://findmystuff.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!961A591E16CCBF60!180.entry | accessdate = 2007-06-14] However, in December 2006, it has been reported that Windows Live Search Center will be rebranded as Windows Search 4. It will not be part of Microsoft's Windows Live services, rather be merged with the desktop search platform in Windows and be released as the successor to it.

ee also

*Windows Live
*Live Search

References

External links

* [http://shellrevealed.com/blogs/shellblog Official Team Blog]
* [http://findmystuff.spaces.live.com Find My Stuff Team Blog] on "Windows Live Spaces"